Global Patent Index - EP 1103217 A2

EP 1103217 A2 20010530 - Method for determining cardiac output or total peripheral resistance

Title (en)

Method for determining cardiac output or total peripheral resistance

Title (de)

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Bestimmung des Herzzeitvolumens oder des totalen peripheren Widerstandes

Title (fr)

Procédé et appareil de détermination du débit cardiaque ou de la résistance péripherique totale

Publication

EP 1103217 A2 20010530 (EN)

Application

EP 00310226 A 20001117

Priority

AU PQ420599 A 19991124

Abstract (en)

A method and apparatus determines continuously mean cardiac output by measuring the arterial pressure e.g. at a finger and calculating therefrom the mean arterial pressure and the time constant of the arterial system (in diastole). Compliance values are provided from a table. Mean cardiac output is then the product of mean arterial pressure and compliance divided by the time constant. Changes in cardiac output can be used for diagnostic purposes. A pressure cuff or pressure tonometer can be used to measure the arterial pressure with a microcomputer providing the necessary calculations. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A61B 5/029

IPC 8 full level

A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/029 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 5/02 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/02007 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/029 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

US 4869261 A 19890926 - PENAZ JAN [CS]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1103217 A2 20010530; EP 1103217 A3 20010711; EP 1103217 B1 20070711; AT E366544 T1 20070815; AU PQ420599 A0 19991216; CA 2326740 A1 20010524; CA 2326740 C 20100202; DE 60035470 D1 20070823; DE 60035470 T2 20080417; NZ 508362 A 20020828; US 6485431 B1 20021126

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00310226 A 20001117; AT 00310226 T 20001117; AU PQ420599 A 19991124; CA 2326740 A 20001123; DE 60035470 T 20001117; NZ 50836200 A 20001123; US 71472100 A 20001116